Convention of American instructors of the deaf

PROCEEDINGS

OF THE

FIRST CONVENTION OF AMERICAN INSTRUCTORS

OF THE

DEAF AND DUMB,

Held at the New-York Institution for the Deaf and Dumb: On Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, August 28, 29 and 30,

1850.

PROCEEDINGS.

In pursuance of the following call, a number of the instructors of American Institutions for the DEAF AND DUMB, met in convention on Wednesday, the 28th of August, 1850, at the Institution for the instruction of the Deaf and Dumb, in the city of New-York.

This convention had been called to meet in the same place in August of the previous year, (1849,) but was then postponed, owing to the prevalence of the epidemic. The project, however, was still warmly cherished, and, in the month of March last, new measures were taken for its fulfillment. The circular letters of invitation were re-issued, and in accordance therewith the convention was duly organized, and proceeded to the transaction of the important business brought before it. The sessions continued through three days.

The call issued for the occasion was as follows:

Dear Sir-For the information of some who may receive this letter, it is proper to state that, on the 23d of April last, at the request of our associates in the department of instruction in this Institution, a circular was addressed by us to each of the instructors in the American Institutions for the Deaf and Dumb, in respect to holding a convention of the teachers of the deaf and dumb in this country.

Responses to the questions proposed, have been received from forty instructors, connected with nine institutions, including our own, and the sum of their replies is as follows: